#9E2238#9E2238

#9E2238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.159 H 16.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2238
RGB	rgb(158, 34, 56)
HSL	hsl(349, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(349, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 64.6%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.40, 50.95, 18.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.40, 54.35, 20.37°)
OKLab	oklab(46.31% 0.1521 0.0455)
OKLCH	oklch(46.31% 0.159 16.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.3880, 8.7010, 4.6098)
Luminance	0.0870 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2238 #229E88

analogous

#9E2276 #9E2238 #9E4A22

triadic

#9E2238 #389E22 #22389E

tetradic

#9E2238 #769E22 #229E88 #4A229E

square

#9E2238 #769E22 #229E88 #4A229E

split-complementary

#9E2238 #229E4A #22769E

monochromatic

#390C14 #6C1726 #9E2238 #D02D4A #DC5E74

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.66

#9E2238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#9E2238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2238

7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2238	1.00	7.66	2.74	7.66
#FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#464338

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655D34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 34, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.159 16.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c2696e',
    500: '#9e2238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2238;
$custom-light: #c2696e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.355,
    "s": 64.583,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46306,
    "c": 0.15874,
    "h": 16.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2238

secondary

#5BC1AF

accent

#E8CA40

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2238

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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